The Mills Estates was developed on land that was once part of the Darius Ogden Mills estate that burned down in the mid-1950’s.  The town of Millbrae is named for him and the land surrounding his vast estate was developed shortly after the fire.  The estate covered portions of both the cities of Millbrae and [...]

Since I like to write about happenings between Millbrae and San Carlos, summer means free concerts and each of our towns has some for you to pick from.  Make a picnic and grab your blankets to sit on and/or to possibly bundle up.  Bring the family and enjoy the music.  Free is good. When you’re [...]

MILLBRAE
The city is named for Darius Ogden Mills, a rich financier who founded the Bank of California and bought land from the Sanchez family to build his country estate.  The Scott’s refer to a “brea” as rolling hills, and Mills turned into Millbrae at some time in the late 1800’s.  The Mills estate went from [...]

Last week Millbrae had 50 houses for sale.  They were on the market for an average of 68 days, and the number of homes coming to the market  appears to be moving upward.  Prices are trending downward, yet most homes in Millbrae are selling for over a Million dollars today.  A far cry from how [...]

I often have conversations with clients about whether to buy a home near a school with high test scores.  Never mind that they don’t have kids yet, they’re thinking ahead.  So, we talk about how important it is, or isn’t to do this.  I’m mentioning this because the 2006 API test scores were released yesterday.  [...]